The receptionist's face drained of color. "Mr. Lewis..."
A ripple of shock tore through the crowd.
"Wait…that's the chief secretary of the Lindstrom Group!"
"What did he just call her? Miss Lindstrom?"
The atmosphere shifted instantly. The same people who had been mocking me seconds earlier immediately turned on Marcus and Jade instead.
"So the mistress stole the real wife's car?"
"What kind of trash man treats his actual wife like this?"
"Who was calling her crazy just now? Bet they regret it now."
The security guards released me so fast it was almost comical.
Before Edward could reach me, Marcus shoved his way forward with a bright, ingratiating smile plastered across his face.
"Mr. Lewis!" he exclaimed, thrusting both hands out eagerly. "I'm Marcus Hale from the eastern region
